Article
Urine specimen collection for diagnosing a urinary tract infection-patient experience and preference for urine specimen collection: A Qualitative Study
2022-03-23
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<h4>Background: </h4> A urinary tract infection (UTI) is very common and patients frequently present to their General Practitioner and emergency department with symptoms. Diagnosis of the infection is made by examining fresh urine with microscopy, to detect white cells and epithelial cells shed from the bladder or by submitting the urine for microbial culture. Patients are often requested to provide a urine specim...
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- d17f7bf3-a98d-5e5b-8a86-ce1f37a8ab2a
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-159773/v2
